Dr. Karen Lee, M.F.A., Ph.D.
klee@vanguard.edu
Professor of English
Chair, English Department & Spanish Minor
Ph.D. in English (British and American Literature) from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Brown University. Dr. Lee’s teaching, writing, and research interests include Asian American Literature, Postcolonial Literature, Transnational Feminism, Translation Studies, Spiritual Autobiographies by Women, and Poetry & Fiction Writing. She joined the Vanguard University faculty in 2000.
- Classroom Diversity Statement
- Disabilities Resources & Accommodations
- Forty-Day Prayer Journal
- ENGL 120C Persuasive Writing
- ENGL 220C Researched Writing
- ENGL 240 Foundations of Literary Study
- ENGL 262 Survey of British Literature II
- ENGL 300C Literary Perspectives
- ENGL 325 Postcolonial Literature
- ENGL 335 Genre Focus: Life Writing
- ENGL 335 Spiritual Autobiographies by Women
- ENGL 433 Survey of World Literature
- ENGL 350 Introduction to Creative Writing
- ENGL 438 Poetry Writing Workshop
- ENGL 438 Fiction Writing Workshop
- ENGL 444 Asian American Literature
- ENGL 444 Women Writers of the African Diaspora
- ENGL 465 Literary Theory & Criticism
- ENGL 499C Capstone Seminar in English
Resources for English Majors
Reference Letter Request Form (for Students)
Project Gutenberg
Voice of the Shuttle: Website for Humanities Research
Women Writers Project – Brown University
Johns Hopkins On-Line Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
Vanguard University: Campus Diversity Framework (draft in progress)
Faculty Diversity Committee, Dr. Karen Lee, Chair
Purpose Statement. The Faculty Diversity Committee monitors academic diversity concerns to assist in pursuing a campus environment that communicates acceptance to all members regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, or physical ability.
Faculty Affiliate, Office of Diversity Programming & Mobilization
Diversity-Related Curriculum Review: Report 2008-09
Diversity: Student Learning Outcomes
Affiliated Diversity Resources: Who’s Who List
The Essential Elements of Cultural Proficiency by Dr. Randy Lindsay
UCLA Faculty Diversity & Development:
Resources for Mentoring Faculty
AACU & James Irvine Foundation:
Campus Diversity Initiative Projects
CCCU Resource Library
Diversity Web
Diversity Scholarships Quick Sheet (for students)
University Diversity Committee
Dr. Karen Lee and Director Thandiwe Dinani, Co-Chairs
UDC Purpose Statement
Faculty Development Committee
Professor David Pecoraro, Chair
Culturally Responsive Teaching:
A Moodle Seminar for Vanguard Faculty
Designed by Professor Ann-Caryn Cleveland
and the Communication Department Faculty
Enrollment Key: tools4teaching
